Hose supporter



Sept. 7, 1943. F. J. MORITH 2,323,334

HOSE SUPPORTER V Filed Oct. 7, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Sept. 7,1943. F. J. MORITH HOSE SUPPORTER Filed Oct. 7, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 mail? Patented Sept, 7, 19 3 Thisinventioriirelates to a; hose supporter or Gkthellike' and more particularly pertainstoegar- T mentholderof the type set forth in United States i Letters Patent I No. "2,122,141 issued to Eugene F.

l-Iolthause on June 2a; 1938 and. also set forth in i supporterio'r holderisj characterized )by@ the emj l bogiiment ofafhose or f abricfengagingTyoke'hav-t n j n end ene l s n iw i qlfie fis pivoted, at its open end for swinging movement t aroiind itspivotal axisfto efiect wrappingof a.

I ers of the above type have come jinto extensive wenerail use-tint havemet withjc nsidefjabi objec tion becausemere wrapping of the hosejor gar- H Los A ngeles, Cl'alif 1 i Application q ctober 7 1941,*Serial No. 413,970 emits I it-1 45243) t portion of a, hose or]-Zfabric around"jtiiejclosed endthereof. Hosejsup porters andgarriient holdmerit around"the' engaging yoke frequentlyeb forded inadequate attachment between the yoke and the, iai'bric}wourid, thereon since slippage of t thej fabric and loosen ng thereof would occur. Varions' devices have been employed to mir'iirnize slippage of the fabric on the engaging yoke but with little success exceptt wherefalff abric penet trating spur "is employed and .which "latterfl is mutilate the fabric; "Various forms or o friction devices have beenapplied to the engagi -yoke on becoming worn prove inefif e ctual. i he pu pose of "the 1 pres provid the iabric "-eng'aiging uyo "eb1e-tooccasioninjury thereto. {1 Y A further object is to provide a: fabric eng eir ter described in which secure .eng'agementflwith partsendin the combination, construction and imed nd' i rdid,lyfw ib f xem i h which,whennew, are ordinarily satisfactory but I invention is "to 11 v v. e i i eie em t whicht is adapted to eiiect'siich positive'le'ngegemet it the fabric a be mbped i nfift yoke asto insureegeinstecciiieritel t l ment of the fabric frozn'the' voke Another object is fiQ pIQYidBdCOll Stlfil H V i L thegfabrio en-gaginegclainp such that while being adapted tQ-normaIIyQripe febricwiH ot be 11- ing yoke'= in 7 a garmentsupporter; of "the when the fabric to be engaged mey loeieasilf} and quickly y efiected preli inar to and inja, fashion to facilij t wrepping of element onthe en'gagirig yoke. W ththe foregoing objects in View; together; w th'jfsiich other objects endi advantages asniay si ibse quently appear, the-invention resides-"in the mal position: i v

irriront elevation showing the parts i d Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of'the hose supporter vshown in Fig, 1 depicting in broken lines theincde dfmanipulating the pivoted fabric n gi o ei M Fig. 3 is aperspective vi w of a, fragmentary portion of the fabric engaging yqke showing parts Qthereof in'anopen orfspieadposition; ,q i o 1 t Ffigsqiandfiiere perspective views of wpeiirf of jaw members as j m'tially blanked from which h fa ric n ing yokeis formed; s l Fig. 6is aidetail' in cross section taken on the line-6+5 ofFig. 1 l l I Figs, 7, 3, 9; and 10 arefdiagrams of the hose supporter-in vertical sectionnepicting,the parts in various positions assumed in efiectin'g engagemeritlof a; fabric-therewith; it

lliisa, detailin horizontalsection teken' on effecting clamping of a, fabric in engagement'with highly objectionable" since its fuselxis liable to 'Eigsig lland 13 are persfiefctive viewssho'wi n g a modified form or th'e j aw members for forming the fabri c ngaging yokej View-0f 1 a tiqe r- 'i'rf berss htiwn ;Fig. :14 is a perspective gegin'g yoke .as formed by the jaw nr g iiz and 13 haw ee? ewmemb rsm 1 "Snead Position;

, F g. 15 is aview in elevation form of the fabric engaging yoke;

'flfieciiorn otthe fsibi icengaging yoke, t 5 1? is -a;.v1ewinside elevationoflthe jyoke tri leis an end view s wi t iev mem e i ie iin t i i i h wi the awimembrs there i '4 i t t t f v t t engaging theiabric between the jew'softhejyoke;

L emb sfith t n gsnt fid'p q section, pfth oke shown in ig. 21: with tlifjaw r il lkthe ropgr position in fullilinesend in their closegi positioninidotted lines;

e 22 visfa view, in side elevation; partly in Referringjfto thejdrawings more-specificit A inqicatesgmemsr; a supp ti g-yoke theifclo'sed endoi which is attachedin econventionaifashion 365 to an elastic strip B er other suitable' member oi of tneyoks, ilwii in i 1 supporting yoke'A with its side members IB and I1 extending normally on a plane with the side members [4 and I5 of the latter as particularly;

- to each other and tob'e spread apart rel each other.

' v.lilsjqiere shown I collectively 'jiivoted to 'swihg'laijouhd otal connection between' the assemble floopsizfl'a s own in Fi pivotal'support for'theyokefjlj), I o f H mem e e t eyo e nf rmed Wit -a cut-t n d "other" side 'memberjis" bl I I I h hj n Fig. 12 ad ed *behi e a1b 'memberas shown "in Fi'gifl lg 'lfl e loops'lgi hus I pro ed a h ota l eneae able itht o ps manner as described; with refere "jaws TE and F relative to eachf othe Ob Qatt I V 2.0; theshou I ,Ih'the p; e e e bodiment shown inFigs,

a garter, belt, girdle, corset, or the like through the medium of a slotted bar C. A fabric engaging yoke D has its open end pivotally connected to the open end of the supporting yoke A, which engaging yoke D is soformed and so mounted I between the side members I4 and I5 of the sup,

porting yoke A that it may be swung completely I around its axis and passed through the supporting yoke which latter is dimensioned to permit passage of the ,yokeD therethrough,

The engaging yokef D is designedto benormally' Y disposed in a pending position'relative to the shown infull lines in Fig; 2. I I v The essence of the present invention resides in forming the engaging yokeg'lh of a pair of coacting U-shaped' jaw members E and F of sub: I

stantially complementary outline and adapted' to be positioned in. l se overlying paral el lation the awe-emer e "endihj a common e members axis on'the free end'portions of the 14' and of e p orti g yoke AL i-n h de? to effe t pi a inte ohn ct oho the aw an F'th'e side members hr theiiaw aiare preierlam formed.at, theirfouterlendswit out x more 1.8 and 11:9 which are engaged in loops .210 formed on theouterlendsiqfI-the side lhmbielv j' f th aw, h latt'eriheih 'ihi iah b af ked shown in Figf5'with a pairofpar'allel tongueszl and 22 which in assembl ng. th jaW JHemhBIs' E and F o the are loohedfaroundi he truhn ons l8 and is; tofornithIloops .z,o. In effeeting piv.-

- Ma sh oke D, th

' yok A istformedfrom a blank which sbelnt upon itself in ,;a 7, fashion to provide ,lOOIQs 1.;

24 at the extremities of the side mei ,1DelS 15. which loops 13, and 2 4 loosely encompass ,the 1 nd ofafi o d the v In s me-ins ances t Via-w eing' 'of-tlie side members of each ofth bla I I whllegthe ed with an Ber-flie 1.

co is i oth l ie 23 and 2 4 on'the supportingyokeA injthe sarne ec h w in"hiss-lashe z I Iii-o d teil m tlthe. p a 'b f meh 'efim sidethereof into the path-lof a 'basegofthe'trunnion en I I fi bein ene qi lp .aws'een el r e-each I nser'onjqf i iideile b m gaged in the. loop spreadiiig of,:thei other ,dis'tfli sll afabric ther etwee alth? she he merhturned tru a in t slippa e ff i time ient material such as rubber mounted on a tongue 33 protruding from amargin of an opening 34 blanked out of the jaw members and with the block protruding from opposite sides of the jaw members in a fashion set forth in the Holthause patent above referred to. A novel and desirable I feature of the present construction of the fabric gripping members resides in arranging the gripping members in off-set relation to each other on the jaws E and Fa d providing a space 35 in con-tinuationof the opening M in .one of the jaws jaw members form d f at as Sh WH-iIl-FigS-XLZ 35 i sue 9 .v I,

n the cnstruq i n sho n Fig 1 16 an 17 the l w m mbe s in a d at 35 and her t ed with ri ping members ea and .39 s mila to thele p ihe members G and .H but wh eh i th sihs anee 'area ra edto extend ho ontally a ross th jaw member ins ead of i t d rection ofthe length thereof as shown inFig. 1

I h on t uc i n sh wn in F s 8 l and 20;"the jaw me bers indicat d a 9 a d a formed with corrugations 43 and 43 respectively ada ted to intereh a e each oth 'w eh'theiew a closed and t i eeter p ihe engage ent o a abric interposed between; the ja WS as how in Fig. 20.

4O 1 finale e nst ue iqn shown in gs. :21 121 the jawsindicated at and 45 are surfacecoa-ted Withia ush oning ma r a o ming t e Jew m he s. w th pa nd ada ed to efiecth cu hiehedfri oha e ga em n t a fab ic-interposed between the jaws. In'the application and operation of the inventionlthesupporting yokejA is positioned with'the' 'fabric engaging yoke D depending therefromas .sh wnin Fi andzreh w h ei E and 'onthe latter spread apart relativeto'each other fl) o as'shownin Fig. 'lastride a fabric J tobe engaged there y. Th awsand F r h n c o ed t ffeet engagement withlthe'fabrictherebetween as shown in' 8, whereupon the jaw membersare collectively swung upwardly on thesupporting pendir' g position as shown in F'igj'lO. This swingingmovement oi -the jaws E and F constituting the fabric engaging yoke D effeots-wrappingi-of 'as -indioated in Fig, 10' so that on the-fabricL-de- I se u y ri the fabric; the. e lh in iQ -R win ihqreased as the FQEP SQ P 1 et ee H iahric, and the suppor crea e th s fabric ing yoke-hv 1 When 1'' i I II theyqlse D th at r s, w-uhs'upwa dlyl th rection opposite I thatl el jouslyge; t seems 9 m I yoke A and passed-through the latter as indicated in Fig. 9 and then restored to thenormal detheo fabric aroundthe -closedends.of the ryoke zD pending-from the yoke'being pulleddownwardly, r

or the supporterv being pulled :unwardly ;again st" I resistance imposed :upon the dependin fabric;

e-j wszwill be drawn tieh lr o he ast r free fa ee ie desired its death; we; as

I nlcyedjih je w tioh 'wi' hi the; fabr n n the i y the yoke A the jaws E and F on being spread apart 7 thefabric will be'released. n a Iclaim: I

n 1'. In a garment its open end to theopen end of the supporting t yoke to swing through the latter comprising a pair of pivotally connectedU-shaped jaws for posit-i .1 tioning astridea fabricto be heldby said yoke;

n :2.*In .a garment supporter embodying a sup-fl porting yoke ,-a fabric engaging yoke pivotallyj,

connected at its open end with the open end of 5 L the supporting yoke to swing throughthe latter to eflectwrapping of a fabric therearound comfabric interposed therebetween. r

,3, In a garment supporter embodying supporter embodying a sup-n porting yoke, a fabric engaging yokevpivoted at a sup porting yoke, "a fabric engaging yoke pivotally yoke D being then swung to the opposite side ofi J interposed. therebetween, and a supporting yoke intercomiection. T n

j 15. In aYgarment supportenapaid of; UP- shaped jaw members pivotally interconnected at the ends of, their side members to swing toward andaway from each other andadaptedto engagea-fabric having loops at the ends of its side members in which thetpivotal interconnections of said jaws are mounted and through which said jaws may be collectively passed to effect wrapping thereprising apairof Li-shaped jaws pivotallytinterv connected to swing toward andaway from e'achother and adapted to effect engagementiwith a; n

connected at its open end with the open end of it the supporting yoke toswingthrough the latter'f to eifect wrapping of a fabric therearoundlcom-l prising apair of U'-shaped jaws pivotally inter? connected to swing'toward and'awayir'om 'each miting the spreading jmovementjof-said"jaws relativeto each other.

other and. adapted to effectengagement with a 'fabric interposed therebetween, and means for] i v a t: n 30 4. a garment supporter, ;a fabric eng aging yoke comprising a pair of U-shaped j awspivotally i fabric therebetween', said jaws being collectively I connected at theiropen ends adapted'tobe swung; toward and away from each other for engaging a:

around of a fabric engaged therebetween. y 6. Ina garment supportenapair of U-shaped jawmembers one of which is, formedwithloops Lon itsside members trunnions on the side mem 'bersof the other jaw member pivotally engaged to said loops," and a supporting yoke havingloops on the ends of its side members inwhich thefirst 11' named loops are pivotally mounted whereby said jaw members maykbe collectively swung through i I said supporting yoke.

'I. In a garment supporter FRANKLIN J. oms.

ln pivoted to swing around the axisofitheir pivotal; 

